FDA wants to give away a basket of goodies to manufacturers that voluntarily play in an upcoming pilot program that will help the agency determine the manufacturing maturity of device-makers by using the CMMI maturity model appraisal process. Incentives to join the pilot include FDA delaying regularly scheduled facility audits, waiving preapproval inspections, allowing more leeway for 30-day notices and pre-market submissions, and easing up on the issuance of FDA warning letters. A major goal of the initiative is for the agency to have greater confidence in firms that demonstrate high-quality, gold-star quality systems so it can focus its limited resources on less mature, troublesome firms.
From putting off regularly scheduled facility audits and waiving preapproval inspections, to allowing more leeway for 30-day notices and pre-market submissions, US FDA wants to hand a huge gift basket to medical device-makers that voluntarily play in an upcoming pilot program.
The pilot, which aims to determine the manufacturing maturity of firms, will be stood up in early 2018. Manufacturers that...
Children with biliary atresia (BA) exhibited neurodevelopmental deficits and increased autism traits, with earlier surgery linked to better general neurodevelopment.
Stay current on regulatory guidelines from around the world with Medtech Insight's Guidance Tracker. Over 40 documents have been posted on the tracker since its last update.
Stay current on regulatory guidelines from around the world with Medtech Insight's Guidance Tracker. Over 40 documents have been posted on the tracker since its last update.
There is considerable focus at present on how far notified bodies can go in helping position their clients to have as smooth a conformity assessment passage as possible. It is a fine balancing act for all involved, but a new document sheds some useful light.
This week, Establishment Labs Holdings announced the FDA gave it premarket approval for Motiva breast implant, Cologuard lands FDA approval for Cologuard Plus and GE HealthCare gets FDA nod for a new imaging agent. The FDA announces another expansion for TAP into ophthalmology and radiology. The AAMI and CTA will join forces to develop standards for AI and ML-enabled health care products.
Children with biliary atresia (BA) exhibited neurodevelopmental deficits and increased autism traits, with earlier surgery linked to better general neurodevelopment.
